Project BUILD(Berkeley United In Literacy Development)

A partnership committed to ensuring that every student in Berkeley has ample opportunities to read, develop their literacy skills, and start school in the fall, ready to learn new things!

Research shows that students who DO NOT read or engage in enriching activities over the summer can lose up to 2.6 months of learning from the previous school year. That means that they start school already behind their peers.

That is not OK for Berkeley’s kids. We want every child to have an enriching summer full of recreation, arts and BOOKS!

Who are the kids in BUILD Summer Reading?

560 Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade students primarily from South and West Berkeley, participating in the following summer programs: